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Child rights

Save the Children has a strong, long-standing commitment to the advancement of all children’s rights, for every child, everywhere – in both emergency and longer-term development contexts. This commitment goes right back to the early years of the organisation’s foundation and is now part of the organisation’s DNA. All Save the Children's work is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. As long ago as 1923, Save the Children’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, wrote the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. She proposed five fundamental principles for children’s rights, which were important when the Convention was established.

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One of the biggest barriers to the realization of children’s rights is the lack of sufficient, equitable and efficient public spending to realize these rights. Almost all countries in the world have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (U

Children are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In developing countries, climate change is projected to exacerbate the top five causes of death for children under five. The analysis that follows shows that children should be a foc

Produced and published by UNICEF, this publication investigates how conflict in the Middle East is depriving children of their schooling. As conflict continues and spreads, schools – and the children and teachers that use them – are finding themselves in

This manual assists facilitators of the Child Friendly National Budget Initiative Programme (CFNBI) of Zimbabwe in delivering new ideas and skills in budgeting and analysis of budgets. It also provides team building and simulation exercises to reinforce l

This publication introduces 8 leaflets that capture stories and insights from Save the Children Policy, Rights and Governance (PRG) programmes in Bangladesh. They cover a range of topics – from protesting violence against children, to supporting children’

In December 2014, the Central American Learning Circle on Child Rights and Local Development held its 5th Seminar of Local Stakeholders in Montelimar, Nicaragua, under the slogan “Building strategic alliances to promote child rights”. During the seminar,

This paper is part of a series of bridging papers looking at different points of the 5-year Action Plan for Collaboration from a child rights perspective. Diaspora associations are increasingly recognised as key actors in development largely due to the vo

Child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) can have severe implications for human and social development, with a great risk for the violation of sexual and reproductive rights of underage child brides and mothers. CEFM has significant ramifications for the s

These advocacy messages are for Save the Children’s staff and partners working at all levels around the world. They reflect the priorities within the Child Protection Initiative Strategy for Physical and Humiliating Punishment, are derived from the work a

Children with disabilities face significant barriers to enjoying their fundamental rights. They are often excluded from society, sometimes living in institutions or other facilities far from their families. Children with disabilities are denied access to

This document contains guidelines for the promotion of the rights of children and mothers in Italy, with particular attention to the period between the end of pregnancy to the first months of life of the newborn.